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Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 Group 03

Name: Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 Group 03
Start: 2025-09-06T16:34:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 6A · Launch Complex 9A, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 540th launch · 39th this year · humanity's 7,054th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--September 6, 2025 · 16:34 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Sep 6, 16:26 – Sep 6, 16:52 UTC

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Yaogan 40 Group 03

3 Chinese reconnaissance satellites of unknown purposes, officially reported as for "Electromagnetic environment probing".

Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Long March-6A launches Yaogan-40 03 — SciNews

Updates

Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/6/2025 · source
Added launch per NOTAMs; Payload and launch vehicle identities uncertain.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/3/2025 · source

Pad — Launch Complex 9A

Local pad time: Sep 7, 12:34 AM GMT+8

26 launches from this pad · 157 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

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